Dealers of Lightning: Xerox PARC and the Dawn of the Computer Age by Michael A. Hiltzik My rating: 5 of 5 stars I’ve heard of Xerox PARC (Palo Alto Research Center) for years now and of its importance, but this book really drove home just what a critical place PARC was for the development of …
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Dogfight: How Apple and Google Went to War and Started a Revolution by Fred Vogelstein My rating: 1 of 5 stars Rarely has a book incensed me the way this one has. First of all, let me announce that I am an iPhone lover and Android hater. No need to take pot shots at me. …
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What the Dormouse Said: How the Sixties Counterculture Shaped the Personal Computer Industry by John Markoff My rating: 4 of 5 stars This book was a fascinating history of personal computing in America, most specifically in Northern California, most especially in the Stanford region. I swear, I had no idea that Stanford played such a …
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A Spy at Twilight by Bryan Forbes My rating: 3 of 5 stars There is little doubt that with the thriller, A Spy at Twilight, Bryan Forbes is trying to become a contemporary of Forsyth. Sadly, he fails. See, the secret to Forsyth's success is his enormous dedication to research, details, and planning, as well …
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Praying To The Aliens by Gary Numan My rating: 5 of 5 stars Ever since I heard "Cars" on the radio in 1979 at the age of 14, I've been a Gary Numan fan. He was different. He was strange. He made good music. I enjoyed his first few albums and then lost track of …
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